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  2. List of cases of police brutality by date - Wikipedia

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    Kent State, Ohio, United States of America. 4 students were killed and 9 wounded during an antiwar protest. They were shot by the National Guard. May 15, 1970. Jackson State, United States of America. 2 are killed and tens injured when Highway Patrol shot into a crowd at the Historically Black University.

  3. Murder of Usharani Ganaison - Wikipedia

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    Known for. Murder victim. Parent. N. Ganesan (father) On the night of 10 November 1977, Usharani d/o Ganaison, a 7-year-old student of Cairnhill Primary School, went missing after she went out of her flat to buy drinks to celebrate Deepavali with her family. About seven hours after her disappearance, she was found murdered nearby the void deck ...

  4. List of genocides - Wikipedia

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    This list of genocides includes estimates of all deaths which were directly or indirectly caused by genocides that are recognised in significant scholarship as genocides. It excludes mass killings which have not been explicitly defined as genocidal, but called mass murder, crimes against humanity, politicide, classicide, or war crimes, such as the Thirty Years' War (4.5 to 8 million deaths ...

  5. List of unusual deaths - Wikipedia

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    As part of the celebration, Shah and company president Raju Datla were being lowered from the ceiling to the stage in a cage or basket, when a cable broke and both men fell 20 feet (6.1 m), killing Shah and leaving Datla in critical condition. [541] [542] Yogish (Unknown last name) 25 March 2024.

  6. Culture of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Culture is the way of life of a group of people. Africa has numerous ethnic nationalities all with varying qualities such as language, dishes, greetings, dressing and dances. However, each of the regions of Africa share a series of dominant cultural traits which distinguish various African regional cultures from each other and the rest of the ...

  7. List of assassinations in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Marien Ngouabi, President of the Congo. Barthélemy Kikadidi and others. Shot in Brazzaville. [7] March 23, 1977. Émile Cardinal Biayenda, Roman Catholic archbishop of Brazzaville. Abducted and killed by soldiers. March 25, 1977.

  8. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Ten deadliest natural disasters by highest estimated death toll excluding epidemics and famines. Deadliest natural disasters by year excluding epidemics and famines. 20th century. 21st century. Lists of deadliest natural disasters by cause. Avalanches/landslides. Disease outbreaks. Earthquakes. Famines.

  9. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Orkney, South Africa: 62 31 August 1987 A methane gas explosion at the St. Helena gold mine severed the cable of a double-deck elevator, causing it to fall 1.4 kilometers to the bottom of the mine shaft, killing all 52 people on board. 10 others who were not in the elevator were killed in the explosion. Welkom, South Africa: 31 27 March 1980